hang dog

== English == === Alternative forms === hang-dog === Noun === hang dog (countable and uncountable, plural hang dogs) (climbing) The situation of hanging on the rope after falling off a climb. (obsolete) A rascal, one fit to be executed by hanging. ==== Synonyms ==== (rascal): gallows bird, wag-halter; See also Thesaurus:gallows bird === Further reading === “hang dog”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.